Venetian blind supporting bracket



' Nov. 23, 1931' BUR 2,099,953

VENETIAN BLIND SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Oct. 10, 1936 A /5 ,2 i \V/Z g g 525 7 55!: ii- 4 I Y mnr man- ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 23, 1937 Fred J. Burns, Saginaw, Mich, assignor to The Columbia Mills, Ina, Saginaw, Mich, a cor poration of New York Application October Iii, 1936, Serial No. 10 M997 5 Claims.

One of the prime objects of the invention is to provide a Venetian blind supporting bracket which is of simple, durabla'and practical construction, and which permits the headrail or casing to be easily and quickly mounted or demounted.

Another object of the invention is to design a casing bracket or support which is of inexpensive construction and which is provided with quickly releasable means for locking the casing against removal.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of casing mounting brackets which can be utilized for any required type of mounting and which is of neat and pleasing appearance.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the above and other objects are attained, as hereinafter more iully set forth, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a Venetian blind showing the brackets in position .for supporting the blind mechanism casing.

2 is an enlarged side elevational view looking into the open end of the bracket, the broken lines showing the hinged member swung to open position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view. the broken lines showing the hinged member swung to unlocked position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 showing the hinged member and locking means swung outwardly.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing in which I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 indicates the usual window casing in which a conventlonal Venetian blind 6 is hung, said blind including a head casing I in which the blind mechanism is housed and concealed.

Brackets 8 are secured to the. side jams of the window casing by means of screws (not shown) and spaced apart openings 9 are provided in the end wall thereof for accommodation of these screws. The bracket proper forms a cap to receive and support the end of the casing, it is the same shape in cross section and harmonizes therewith, the front wall Ill being pivotally mounted as at H so that it can be swung to open or closed position, the pivots ll being formed integral therewith, and are accommodated. in suitable openings provided in the top and bottom walls so that said member can be freely swung as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4 c! the drawing, and to permit the insertion and/ or removal of the head casing I when desired.

Alatch member I! is pivotally mounted on the member In at the point It, and a slotted opening (Cl. Hit-1? It is provided in the bottom wall or shelf it, so

that when the member Id is in position as shown,

in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, the lower end of this latch will engage in this slotted opening and securely lock the casing in position.

When it is desired to remove the casing, it is merely necessary to swing the latch upwardly as indicated in the broken lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing, themember [0 can then be swung so that the casing can be freely and easily removed.

These brackets are inexpensive to manufacture, they harmonize with the casing and are convenient and simple to operate, and while in the present instance I have shown the bracket attached to the side jams of the window, it will be readily understood that openings can be provided in the rear or top wall, so that any desired mountlng can be secured.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that I have perfected a very simple, practical, and neat appearing bracket for mounting Venetian blinds.

What I claim is:

1. A bracket for removably holding a casing including a horizontally disposed shelf, a front 'wall llingedly secured to the bracket and adapted to be swung laterally to either open or closed position, and means for locking'said member in its closed position.

2. A bracket of the character described and comprising a cap shaped member having a hinged front well adapted to be swung laterally to open or closed position, and manually operable means pivotally mounted on said front wall for releasably engaging said bracket.

3. A bracket of the character described and comprising a cap shaped member adapted to removably Support a. casing, a hinged member forming the front wall of said cap shaped memher, and locking means pivotally mounted on said member and engageable with the bottom wall of said bracket for securing said front wall in locked position.

4. A bracket of the character described and comprising a cap shaped member adapted to receive and support a head casing, a front wall hingedly connected to and forming a part of said cap shaped member, and a. locking member pivotally mounted on said hinged wall and engageable with the bottom wall of said cap shaped member for securing it in closed position.

A bracket of the character described and comprising a cap shaped member adapted to removably support a casing, a front wall hlngedly connected to and forming a part of said cap shaped member, the bottom wall having a slot, and a locking member pivotaliy mounted on said front wall and engageeble with said slot for locking the casing on the bracket.

FRED J. BURNS. 

